Concrete construction.



PATENTED AUG. 21, 1906.

A. A. PAULY.

CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED 211.26. 190e.

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' PATENT OFFICE.

UNITED srarns Bpecication of Letters Patent. l

Patented Aug. 21, 1906.

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To all whom ibm/ay concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT A. PAULY,.a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Youngstown, in the county of Mahoning and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Concrete Construction, of w ich the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This inventlon relates to certain new and useful improvements in concrete construction and the invention relates more particularly to the construction of retaining-walls,

iers, abutments, foundations, and buildings om a plastic material, such as concrete.

The primary object of this invention is to provide a concrete construction wherein the use of facing-boards and retainin -frames are entire] dispensed with during t e construction o a wall, buildin or the like.

Another object of t 's invention is to provide a novel form of concrete block which can be assembled to form the facing or exterior finish of a wall. The formation of my improved blocks is adapted to firmly bind the concrete of a wall or like structure and retain the same in shape or form until it has become thoroughly seasoned or hardened.

The concrete blocks used in my improved construction, to be hereinafter described', are the subject-matter of applications for patent filed January 22, 1906, Serial Nos. 297,167 and 297,168, one of said applications being for an apparatus for formin artificial building-bloc s from concrete w lle the other of said applications is a process for the manufacture of said blocks. In these applications I disclose an apparatus for manu acturing a flanged concrete block, and these blocks form the foundation of the which will be hereinafter more fully described.

Referring to the drawings accompanying this application, like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a wall constructed in accordance with my invention, illustrating the arran ement of my improved concrete blocks an the manner in which the are tied together. Fig. 2 is a cross-sectiona view of a portion of a wall constructed in accordance with my invention. Figi 3 is a plan of the same, illustrating the construction of a corner or angle in the wall. Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view of one of my present invention,

e blocks prior to their use in connection with a structure are thoroughly seasoned or hardened, as set forth in one of the above-mentioned applications, and are then assembled to confront one another, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawin s. The flanges 3 3 of the blocks are adapte to extend inwardly and form a space which is filled with concrete or like plastic material 4.

In the construction of a wall the blocks 1 1 are arranged upon the upper edges of the blocks 2 2 and cement or the like adhesive material 5 is employed for securing the coin- -ciding flanges 3 of the blocks 1 1 and 2 2 together` Prior to placing the blocks 1 1 upon the blocks 2 2 I use transverse wall-ties 6, said ties consisting of rods having T-shaped heads 7, which lie upon the flanges 3 of the blocks 1 1 and 2 2.

vTo retain the blocks 1 1 and 2 2 in osition While the concrete or plastic materia 4 is being placed between the blocks, I use straps or stirrups 7, which are placed over the blocks, to retain them in osxtion and prevent them from spreadin w ile the concrete or plastic material 4 is eing tam ed and thoroughly packed between the blocls 1 1 and 2 2. The ties 6 6 are embedded within the cement 5 and the concrete 4 and are adapted to serve functionally as tie-rods between the faces or concrete blocks of the wall being formed.

In constructing a wall one tier or row of two-high blocks is arranged together` with the ties 6 and held to ether b straps or stirrups 7 while they are lieing ed and tamped with concrete. The concrete between the blocks is then permitted to settle and season before the straps or stirru s 7 are removed. After one tier of two-high locks has been so constructed another similar tier may be constr'ueted upon the first tier until the wall has been entirely built. In this connection I do not care to confine myself to a two-highblock tier, as another row of blocks may be arranged upon those shown and retained together by a strap or stirrup having longer depending arms.

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In constructing an angle in a wall' or the crner of a structure a concrete block 8 is a'rranged at the ends of the loniudinally-disposed blocks 1 1 while the bloc 9 9, formin the angle, are arranged to abut against one o the blocks 1. A tie lof a greater length than the tie 6 is arranged at an angle to the blocks 1 .to partially lie u on the to ed es Aof the blocks 9 9 and the b ocksl 1, t ere ybindin the blocks 9 9 tothe blocks 1 1 when a wa has been built.

In Fig. 4 of the drawings I have illustrated a concrete block 11, such as disclosed in the above-mentioned applications, and this block may be readily used in lieu of the blocks 1 1 an 2 2, the onlydierenceresiding inthe end flanges 12 of the block being retained, and these flanges when confronting another similar block may be secured together by cement or (gids like adhesive material. (Not shown.) y invention particularly resides in forming a wall or the like structure of channel-shaped concrete blocks, which form a facing for the wall and dispenses with retaining' boards or frames being errloyed while the wall is being constructed. g y this means VI Areduce the cost of constructing a smsb wall or like structure and dispense with a lot of labor and superfluous material heretofore necessary in constructing a wall. It is obvious that my improved concrete blocks may be constructed of various sizes and arranged to form walls or the like structures of considerable size, and such changes as are permissible by the appended claim may be resorted to Without departing from the spirit and scolof the invention.

at I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A composite wall composed, of composite buildinglocks of channe -bar form dis osed in two parallel rows, each row of blocks eing two blocks hi h and cemented together, tie- 'rods having t eir ends embedded in the cement between the blocks of each row and connecting the rows together, and a solid filling of concrete between the rows of composite blocks.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ALBERT A. PAULY.

Witnesses:

E. E. Po'rrnn, M. E. LAWSON. 

